Lifna

Old Norse Dictionary - lifna

Meaning of Old Norse word "lifna" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

lifna Old Norse word can mean:

lifna: að, [Ulf. af-lifnan = περιλείπεσθαι; Swed. lämna; Dan. levne]:—to be left; en þeir er lifnuðu (those who were left alive) iðruðusk lögbrota, SkS. 675 B; engir afkvistir munu þar af lifna (to be left) í þessu landi, Fb. ii. 299; en þóat einn leifr lifni eptir, n. G. L. i. 371.

lifna: II. to come to life, revive, K. Þ. K. 14, Hkr. i. 102, MS. 623. 26: to remain, Alg. 358.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᚠᚾᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

f.: feminine.

L.: Linnæus.

n.: neuter.

Swed.: Swedish.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Alg.: Algorismus. (H. III.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

K. Þ. K.: Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)

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